I’m wondering if there is an API for updating or changing a password. I can’t find it in the API documentation, but it seems like something that would exist. I’m looking more specifically for a CURL type or HTTPS type request, similar to account creation APIs.

Would sending a password reset email via the API be enough for your needs? Request Url: http://localhost:3000/session/forgot_password Request Method: POST Form Data: api_key: {{api_key}} api_username: {{api_username}} login: discourse2 The user would then receive an email like this: [image…

Not sure if that will work. I’ve made an Android app for a Discourse forum, but one thing it lacks is support for forgotten passwords. There is no mechanism for it that I have seen. The forum only exists in the app. There is no webpage for it. With the email, how do you initiate the sending of …

Oh, wait, are you looking for an API for a user to change his own password? If so, there’s an API for that – just change your password here and use your browsers Dev tools to find out how it works :slight_smile: [image] Reverse engineer the Discourse API Integrations …

Yea try resetting your password here on meta and discourse sends you an email. There is no change password input field.

Oh, you’re right. Looks like there is no way of changing the password without a reset. Maybe that should be a Contribute > Feature ?

Is there an API for changing a password?

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adam_beers (Adam Beers) November 6, 2016, 1:30am 6

I went to my account preferences and all that exists there is a “Send Password Reset Email” button. Bummer. I’ll have to figure out another way to do it I guess.

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Is there an API for changing a password?

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